began

Meanings

• Verb

  To start or cause to start an action, process, or activity.

  - "I began my studies at the age of 18."
  - "The construction of the building began last month."
  - "She began to cry when she heard the sad news."

• Noun

  The past tense and past participle of the verb 'begin'.

  - "The project was in its beginning stages."
  - "He has completed all the beginnings of the task."
  - "Can you tell me the beginning of this story?"

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Pronunciation

1. /bɪˈɡæn/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

commence , initiate , start

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with began
began , ban , can , Dan , fan , man , plan , ran , spanned , tan , van , wan

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Variants

List of all variants of began that leads to same result
began , begin , beginning , begins , begun , to begin with

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

began (past tense and past participle), begins (third person singular present), began, beginneth (archaic forms)

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The Old English word 'began' comes from the Proto-Germanic 'beganan', meaning 'to take, seize, begin'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'began' appears 12 times in Shakespeare's works.

2. The first book in the Bible, Genesis, contains the word 'began' multiple times.

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Related Concepts

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1. Start: The action of commencing an activity or process.

2. Origin: The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived.

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Culture

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The word 'began' has been used extensively in literature, art, and music to represent the start of something new. In music, the term 'beginning' is used to refer to the initial part of a composition.

How to Memorize "began"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a lightbulb turning on, representing the start of an action.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'began' with 'beginning' or 'commencement'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym B.E.G.A.N. to remember the definition: Beginning, Ending, Growing, Acting, Nurturing.

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